Ex-president and current USA presidential candidate Donald Trump made several important statements about the war in Ukraine, USA involvement and assessment of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions. He also did not answer who should be the victor in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The CNN host asked him three times about this, but he dodged a direct answer.
«I am not reasoning in terms of winning and losing. I am thinking about how to settle this. I want them to stop dying – both Russians and Ukrainians».
Trump also said he could “fix it all in 24 hours”, hinting that if elected president of the USA, he could dramatically affect the political situation in the world.
However, at the same time he made it clear that if he wins the election, he plans to cut military aid to Ukraine. Trump said he wants Europe to “put more money” into supporting Ukraine and “align itself” with the USA.
Speaking about Russian President Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump said that “Putin has made a huge mistake”, but also called him a smart man. “Of course he is a smart man. He’s not a stupid man, and he’s very cunning. In my opinion, Putin has made a huge mistake,” Trump said. Asked to clarify exactly what he meant, Trump replied, “His mistake was going in. He never would have entered if I would be a president,” the former USA president replied, referring to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Trump’s statement has already sparked much discussion and interpretation. The USA media says, that the fate of Ukraine now largely depends on the will of American voters next year. The likelihood of Trump’s return to power could encourage Russian President Vladimir Putin can and want to continue the war.
Trump’s personal and political motives should not be underestimated He has revealed that he sees the war in Ukraine as the perfect vehicle for his populist nationalism, arguing that the whole world is just using the USA and that Joe Biden is now more concerned about protecting the security of foreigners, than the economic needs of Americans.
The Biden administration has already allocated $36.9 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the war began. European Union institutions have pledged some €3.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine, but individual member states have provided more than €10 billion in cumulative contributions.
Like the United States, Europe has also offered Ukraine tens of billions of dollars in other forms of aid, grants and loan guarantees, but Washington remains the main donor for now.
And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky brushed off Trump’s latest comments. “Who knows where we will be (when the election is held)?” – he said, reports the BBC. “I believe we will win that time”.
